Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-01-05

BY friends first suggested his dangerous CON-
dition and the feebleness Of his system. But
such baths had been used in tho previous
attack, end thus the intimation they conveyed
was modified again.
On Saturday afternoon. Dec, Is, Drs Baxter
and Hamilton called in DR.. Lincoln The result
Of their examination for the frat time warranted
change in the current Of popular impression
as to Gen. Logans illness. 1t was felt that the
chances We're against his rallying, and that his
life would fade out. The watchers by his side
last night were Surgeon General Hamilton,
Representative Symes, General Beale, and
the family. They began their faithful Wig Is
the patient rallied wonderfully, until the I'M
provement seemed substantial and indica-
tive that the crisis hal been passed. and ul-
innate :. recovery rex. might be indni.sd as >. q
relapsed into the unconscious condition which
has marked his malady. The doctors instruc-
tions were to arouse him from his lethargy at
least every fifteen minutes. He was thus
aroused and given medicine and nourisbment.
During the hours Of his apparent change for
better he had regained the use Of his limbs and
readily turnt himself In bed. He was not al
lowed to talk. but did articulate distinctly q
Al about two o'clock tho doctor again sought
to wake him into consciousness by merely
speaking to him. Finding 1t impossible, MI
Symes spoke to him in his usual loud and
rather gruff voice. Gen. Logan responded to
recognition Then there lifted over his face
An expression that was seemingly to be trans
lated that he CONF rehended that his end was
Of the fact To this silent self-translatiofi of an
idea that had not been conveyed to him, Gen.
Logan said; 4 have very little to say; II the
the last Of the clear and certainly the longest
of all Of the sentences the dying man spoke.
At o'clock the doctor bent over the prostrnte
form and could detect no beating of the heart.
Respiration had apparently ceased end the
family hurried toward the bed, believing that
death had stalked In unawares. But presently
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subsequent rally. All through the morning
hours the patient lay In unbroken coma, except
for one grateful moment OF slight consciousness
OF recognition. All the morning 1t as hopeless
without ray to dispel the gloom. There was
nothing in the afternoon hours to bring encour-
At Q Isl, unconscious and painless, the heroic
sufferer died. just before the last spark OF life
fickered out the Rev J. p. Newman had cen
oluded prayer at the bedside.
The appro ach Of dissolution was plainly fore
seen at noon. Their. were presest in the room
when death came Mrs. Logan, her daughter,
Mrs. Tucker and Maj Tucker, and the only son.
Manning Logan. Gen. Beale. senator Cullom
and daughter. Gen. Henderson of Illinois. Rep
resetative Thomas. Dr. Powell al old Chicago
friend Gen. Green b Raum, Daniel Shepard. a
former secretary and intimate friend the Rev
J. +. Newman. Miss Mary Brady. and Messrs.
Taylor and Hall, private secretaries OF the dead
Senator.
The death chamber is at the southeast corner
Of the second floor OF Calumet place, the quaint
and coy home whose comforts have been SO OF
ten told. From its windows the days aspect
was bleak, and when the bulletins OF death had
been posted down in the city and people began
Gal ing to condole, the snow oon menced laying
its bleaker mantle over the hillside home Car.
rupted succession. Within an hour after the
sad news had become known, prominent men,
with their wives. were crowding the lower
apartments of the residence, conversing in
hushed tones Of the traits Of the dead tho grief
brought upon loving family and the loss the
country had suffered in the latest add
ton to the remarkable neurology of 1888
Gen. Logan's system was very sensitive t.
weather changes OF q particular kind and he
has often been heard remark. in a half jocula,
| way, that he believed he could accurately fore
| tell the coming of q snowstor1n The seeds o.
| his disorder were sown during the war; his first
| attack Of rheumatism having followed immt di
| ately the end of Q twenty four hours' marcel
| through binding snowstorm. His last attack
| too, resulted from brief exposure to the snow
| storm OF q fortnight ago.